Writer Kashi Viswanath passes away

After the sudden demise of Tollywood senior actor Ranganath, the Telugu film industry has suffered another loss with the death of a senior writer. Popular dialogue writer and actor Chilukoti Kashi Viswanath died of cardiac arrest while travelling in a train on Tuesday.

Kashi Viswanath breathed his last after he suffered heart attack when he was travelling to Vizag from Hyderabad in Lokmanya Tilak Express near Khammam railway station. He was 68. He worked for several well-known directors including Dasari Narayana Rao, Relangi, Raja Chandra and Vijaya Bapineedu. He wrote stories for more than 70 films.

His body was shifted to a hospital in Khammam. This Month the Telugu film industry has witnessed shocking deaths of several film personalities including DSP's father, Anup Ruben's mother and choreographer Bharath.